Waste ReForum 2016
April 20 - 22, Delta Hotel, Regina
Wednesday, April 20
Scouting out the Terrain: Tours / Workshops
1:30 – 5:00 K-Light Recycling / Evraz / Wheat City Metals -- Sponsored by K-Light Recycling
1:30 – 4:00 Heritage Walking Tour & the new Mosaic Stadium
1:30 – 4:30 Workshop – Collaborative Problem Solving: Resolving Issues before they Escalate
Facilitator: Murray Walker, Dispute Resolution Office
6:00 - 9:00 The Amazing Voyage: Putting SARCAN on the Map -- Sponsored by SARCAN Recycling
Thursday, April 21
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote Speaker Jerry Powell: The Aerial View
Sponsored by Electronic Products Recycling Association - Saskatchewan
10:00 - 10:30 Break - Sponsored by Capital Paper & Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corp.
10:30 - Noon Charting a Course for Saskatchewan -- Panel
Sponsored by Saskatchewan Environment
Moderator: Christina Seidel, Recycling Council of Alberta
Panelists:
Malcolm Brodie, National Zero Waste Council
Brenda Wallace, City of Saskatoon
Steven Dribnenki, Sask. Urban Municipalities Association
Chris James, Federated Co-operatives
Rick Morrell, Eat Healthy Foods
Noon - 1:30 Lunch - CPIA Presentation -- Sponsored by Canadian Plastics Industry Association
1:30 - 2:30 All Over the Map -- Campfire Sessions - Sponsored by Allied Paper Savers
Discussion topics:
- Recycling in smaller communities
- Education and community engagement
- Regionalization
- Beyond the curb: designing systems for diversion of other materials
- Reducing on-farm wastes
2:30 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:30 Concurrent Session -- The Checkerboard Map: Farm Waste Sponsored by CleanFARMS
- Agricultural Plastics Recycling: Updates from the Field -- Shane Hedderson, CleanFARMS
- Best Practices for Farm Wastes: Lessons from the Field -- Mike Rathwell, Ministry of Environment
- On-Farm Solutions -- Brady Brown, Brown Bros Farm
3:00 – 4:30 Concurrent Session -- Rocky Terrain: Challenges in Recycling
Sponsored by Crown Shred & Recycling
- Mattress Recycling -- Shawn Cable, Re-Matt
- How the Carton Council is Building a Sustainable Recycling Supply Chain -- Isabelle Faucher, Carton Council of Canada
- Take it or Leave it : the good, the bad and the great -- Anne Auriat, Edson Recycling Society
4:30 - 5:00 SWRC Annual General Meeting
6:00 - 7:00 Trade Show Reception
7:00 - 9:00 Thursday Evening Activities
SARRC Gala Banquet
Sponsored by Saskatchewan Association for Resource Recovery Corp.
Table wine sponsored by Titan Carbon Smart Technologies
Minister of Environment Address
Saskatchewan Waste Minimization Awards Ceremony
Awards sponsored by SaskTel
Friday, April 22
8:15 - 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 Learning to Read the Map -- Education Sessions
Ideas and tips from the province’s education innovators:
- Saskatchewan Science Centre -- Casey Sakires
- Loraas Recycle’s Education Room -- Ryan Buhay
- City of Regina’s Roam and Explore Stations -- Olivia Kwok
- City of Saskatoon’s Let's Roll Recycling Education Unit -- Rebecca Anderson
10:00 - 10:30 Break - Sponsored by Multi-Material Stewardship Western
10:30 – 12:00 Concurrent session -- A Winding Path: New Ways to Handle Organics
Sponsored by Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corp.
- Large-scale Vermicomposting -- Karen Allen, PV Waste Solutions
- Bokashi: End to End Solutions for Municipal Food Recycling -- Todd Veri, Mycrobz Bacteria Solutions
- BioMulcher: Accelerated, Automated, Regulated Organic Waste Composting -- Jessica Kohls & Stephen Denzin, Dutch Industries
10:30 – 12:00 Concurrent session -- Danger signs: Household Hazardous Wastes
Sponsored by Product Care / Regeneration
- Tackling HHW in Steinbach, Manitoba -- Eldon Wallman, City of Steinbach
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection - How It All Works -- Ken Johnson, Envirotec Services
12:00 - 12:30 Telescopes and Compasses: Tools for Plotting a New Course -- Closing Keynote Speaker Kelly Goyer
Sponsored by City of Regina
12:30 -1:30 Closing Lunch - Sponsored by Loraas
1:30 p.m. Conference Close
Thanks to Emterra for sponsoring our Green Energy and Carbon Offsets for the conference.
Thanks to PotashCorp for being our Grassroots & Students sponsor.